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2010 - 2011 Course Descriptions

2010-11 Programs of Study
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ANT - Anthropology

 

ANT 210 - General Anthropology
This course introduces the physical, archaeological, linguistic, and ethnological fields of anthropology. Topics include human origins, genetic variations, archaeology, linguistics, primatology, and contemporary cultures. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the four major fields of anthropology. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in social/behavioral sciences. This course is also available through the Virtual Learning Community (VLC). This course may satisfy a general education requirement for Catawba College.

     
Class Hours: 3
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours: 0
  Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Course Modalities: Traditional, Internet
 
 

ANT 220 - Cultural Anthropology
This course introduces the nature of human culture. Emphasis is placed on cultural theory, methods of fieldwork, and cross-cultural comparisons in the areas of ethnology, language, and the cultural past. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of basic cultural processes and how cultural data are collected and analyzed. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in social/behavioral sciences.

     
Class Hours: 3
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours: 0
  Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Course Modalities: Traditional, Internet
 
 

ANT 221 - Comparative Cultures 
This course provides an ethnographic survey of societies around the world covering their distinctive cultural characteristics and how these relate to cultural change. Emphasis is placed on the similarities and differences in social institutions such as family, economics, politics, education, and religion. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of a variety of cultural adaptive strategies. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in social/behavioral sciences.

     
Class Hours: 3
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours: 0
  On Demand
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
 
Course Modalities: Traditional
 
 
 

ANT 230 - Physical Anthropology
This course introduces the scientific study of human evolution and adaptation. Emphasis is placed on evolutionary theory, population genetics, biocultural adaptation and human variation, as well as non-human primate evolution, morphology, and behavior. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the biological and cultural processes which have resulted in the formation of the human species. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in social/behavioral sciences.

     
Class Hours: 3
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours: 0
  On Demand
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Course Modalities: Traditional
 
 

ANT 230A - Physical Anthropology Lab
This course provides laboratory work that reinforces the material presented in ANT 230. Emphasis is placed on laboratory exercises which may include fossil identification, genetic analysis, skeletal comparisons, forensics, computer simulations, and field observations. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the analytical skills employed by anthropologists in the study of primate evolution and variation. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in social/behavioral sciences.

     
Class Hours: 0
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours: 2
  On Demand
Credit Hours: 1
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: ANT 230
Course Modalities: Traditional
 
 
 

ANT 240 - Archaeology
This course introduces the scientific study of the unwritten record of the human past. Emphasis is placed on the process of human cultural evolution as revealed through archaeological methods of excavation and interpretation. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of how archaeologists reconstruct the past and describe the variety of past human cultures. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in social/behavioral sciences.

     
Class Hours: 3
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours: 0
  On Demand
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Course Modalities: Traditional, Internet
 
 

ANT 240A - Archaeology Field Lab 
This course provides practical applications of archaeological methods. Emphasis is placed on basic archaeological methods and techniques required in site surveys, site classification, excavation, recording, processing, presentation, chronometry, and analysis of materials. Upon completion, students should be able to participate in applying archaeological methods and techniques to the excavation of a specific site. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a pre-major and/or elective course requirement.

     
Class Hours: 0
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours: 4
  On Demand
Credit Hours: 2
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: ANT 240
Course Modalities: Traditional
 
 

ANT 245 - World Prehistory
This course provides an introduction to the prehistory of the Old and New world. Emphasis is placed on archaeological evidence from origins of human culture to the beginning of recorded history. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of the variability of ancient human societies and the development of agriculture and urbanism. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a pre-major and/or elective course requirement.

     
Class Hours: 3
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours: 0
  On Demand
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Course Modalities: Traditional
 
 
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